UPDATE: Absolut says ‘Sorry.’
Here’s the Absolut ad that first appeared in Mexico:

It depicts the border between Mexico and United States prior to the February 2, 1848 signing of The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo following Mexico’s loss of the Mexican American War. The terms of that Treaty were changed by the United States and some believe [...]

Just a question. If the best the US government can do to enforce its borders is after the fact deportation which is expensive and wholly ineffective, why doesn’t ICE start in the jails and the prisons? Deport violent criminals and drug dealers (we don’t need more than we’ve homegrown) first and let working people work. [...]

“Mestizo” was one of the first words I learned when I started studying Spanish in 7th grade at Argyle Junior High School. In this case, it was used to describe Mexicans who were the descendants of African slaves. I don’t remember how it came up, but I know that this was during the time of [...]

Contributor Carole McDonnell’s short stories and essays appear online and in print, in speculative fiction, ethnic, and Christian publications. She lives in New York with her husband, two sons, and their pets. Wind Follower, published by Juno Books, is Carole’s first novel. Her voice adds plenty to our discussion, so I welcome Carole and her [...]

Elvira Arellano was arrested outside a downtown Los Angeles church on Sunday afternoon and she has been deported to Mexico. She had been speaking out against separation of families and was on her way to speak at another church when unmarked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement cars surrounded her SUV and took her into custody. [...]

On Tuesday, June 19th, David Rivas Morales was beaten to death in a parking lot by an unknown number of men. You can read the details here. The alleged assailants are black and the victim is Latino. The local authorities and community groups are bending over backwards and twisting sideways to reinforce the idea [...]

I was riding my little pit bike in the desert and got a flat. I was attempting the repair myself but the cheap Chinese tools I had just bought in case of an emergency broke. I decided to toss the bike into the truck and take it into town. I was hoping the guy at [...]

Contributor Carole McDonnell’s short stories and essays appear online and in print, in speculative fiction, ethnic, and Christian publications. She lives in New York with her husband, two sons, and their pets. Wind Follower, published this month by Juno Books, is Carole’s first novel. This is her post which first appeared in Blog Critics Magazine.

I found [...]

On Wednesday’s O’Reilly Factor, racism emerged from its gauzy hiding place at the edge of the immigration reform debate. Have a look at this excerpt from Bill O’ Reilly’s interview with Senator John McCain.
O’REILLY: Do you think there’s a racism thing involved in this? Linda Chaves, one of our contributors who you know very well…
MCCAIN: Yes.
O’REILLY: …wrote a column [...]

Contributor Andrew Padula has been in situations throughout his life where he has been compelled to deal with racial issues from unusual perspectives. I believe his point of view adds a lot to our discussion, so I welcome Andrew and his column The Topsoil to Allaboutrace.com. As Andrew says, “You gotta turn the topsoil to plant [...]

The New York Times confirms something I have observed anecdotally. In today’s article ‘New Demographic Racial Gap Emerges,’ reporter Sam Roberts cites new Census data and asserts:
With the number of nonwhite Americans above 100 million for the first time, demographers are identifying an emerging racial generation gap. That development may portend a nation split between an older, [...]

I was not aware of the T. Don Hutto Family Residential Facility until nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez, creator of The Unapologetic Mexican site, posted this in early March. The entire post is stimulating and I encourage you to read it. But, here is the line that grabbed my attention:
HUTTO PRISON recycles devious yet tired tactics. Smile [...]

In March of 1857, the United States Supreme Court ruled that people of African ancestry were not, and could never become, citizens of the United States of America. The Dred Scott decision asserted that blacks were property. And because no state or federal government could take a citizen’s property away from him, this decision meant [...]

The Boston Globe is running a  two-part series on how the post 9/11 immigration crackdown impacts Boston’s Irish population and the complexion of Boston in general. Here’s a quote:
“The numbers aren’t large, and no one is saying the old double-standard was ever fair. But for the Irish, the message is loud — and startling.”The deportations were a slap [...]

Is being opposed to full amnesty for illegal immigrants racist? My head says, “No.” My heart wonders, “Maybe… a little?” I am against blanket amnesty for illegal immigrants. Many of the problems associated with illegal immigration and lack of border enforcement are undisputed: terrorists, criminals and drugs can move through our porous borders like water. [...]